Petey the Pitbull

Josh and I have been tossing around the idea of fostering a puppy for a while now.  It started with me looking up puppies for adoption online and realizing that we should do a test run first.  

So happy to have a friend

We found Secondhand Hounds through a college friend and decided to give it a whirl.  We completed the paper work and home visit right after moving in and then sat on it for a while.  We wanted to make sure we were settled and ready to give a pup a good (temporary) home.

While we were on our way to the airport in Tampa, I saw Spud posted.  I showed him to Josh and we were both sold.  He is an approximately 4-5 month old pitbull mix.  He looks just like Petey from the Little Rascalls (so obviously we had to call him Petey).  After getting him home, we learned that he is the sweetest pup.  He is super mellow and laid-back.

His first day with us

Avery is not fond of many dogs, which is one of the reasons we wanted to do this.  She was instantly smitten with him.  After he got more comfortable (and had a bath!) they have been wrestling for about 6-7 hours each day. 

Even though Avery still has moments of jealousy, this has been a great experience for all of us.  Avery is learning to share, both Avery and Petey are learning how to “dog,” and we now know that we are not ready to have two dogs (especially a puppy)!

Terrible picture, but great summary of our lives since having Petey

Fortunately for our ear drums (and sanity) they gradually got sick of wrestling and have been spending more time playing with toys (together and separately), lounging, and cuddling (that only took a car ride together).  I think Avery will be sad to see Petey go to his forever home, which will hopefully be very soon (pending home visit).